(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Friedrich Ritter von Kieffer
Born: 27 Jul 1880 in Asbach, District Griesbach, Lower Bavaria (Niederbayern)
Died: 21 Mar 1952 in Diessen, Ammersee
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (20 Dec 1899); Fähnrich (06 Feb 1900); Leutnant (17 May 1901); Oberleutnant (23 Oct 1910); Hauptmann (03 Nov 1914); Major (26 Sep 1919); Oberstleutnant (01 May 1924); Oberst (01 Feb 1929); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1932); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Jan 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (15 Jul 1899)
Fahnenjunker in the 20th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (15 Jul 1899-01 Oct 1913)
Detached to the Bavarian War School (01 Mar 1900-13 Feb 1901)
Detached to Riding Course with the 4th Bavarian Chevaulegers-Regiment (05 Jun 1906-30 Jul 1906)
Detached to the Bavarian Military Firing School (12 Apr 1907-18 May 1907)
Detached to Training Course for Officers of Conditional Leave of Infantry & Jäger in Camp Lechfeld (15 Jul 1907-14 Aug 1907)
Adjutant of District-Command Weilheim (01 Oct 1907-30 Sep 1909)
Detached to Riding Course in Lindau (14 Jun 1910-05 Aug 1910)
Detached to the Bavarian War Academy (01 Oct 1910-30 Sep 1913)
Detached to the Department for Personnel Affairs in the Bavarian War Academy (01 Oct 1913-02 Aug 1914)
Adjutant of the 2nd Bavarian Mixed Landwehr-Infantry-Brigade (02 Aug 1914-27 Jan 1915)
1st Adjutant of the 6th Bavarian Landwehr-Division (27 Jan 1915-19 Nov 1916)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 12th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (19 Nov 1916-27 Nov 1916)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 27th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (27 Nov 1916-15 Mar 1917)
Chief Supply Officer (Ib) in the General-Staff of the 12th Bavarian Infantry-Division (15 Mar 1917-26 Sep 1917)
Transferred into the Department for Personnel Affairs of the Bavarian War Ministry (26 Sep 1917-01 Jul 1918)
Lecturer Advisor in the Bavarian War Ministry (01 Jul 1918-01 Oct 1919)
Adjutant with Reichswehr-Group-Command 4 (01 Oct 1919-16 May 1920)
Adjutant of the 7th Division (16 May 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Advisor with the Staff of the 7th Division (01 Oct 1921-01 Oct 1923)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Mar 1927)
Detached to MG-Course in Königsbrück (19 May 1924-31 May 1924)
Detached to Gas-Protection-Course in Berlin (24 Jan 1926-30 Jan 1926)
Detached to Transport & Equipment Course with the 7th Transport-Battalion (28 Feb 1926-07 Mar 1926)
Detached to Artillery Framework Exercise on the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Münsingen (05 May 1926-17 May 1926)
Detached to the Staff of the 7th Division (01 Mar 1927-01 Apr 1927)
Transferred into the Staff of the 7th Division (01 Apr 1927-01 Feb 1929)
Transferred to the Staff of the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1929-01 Jul 1929)
Commander of the 30th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1929-01 Feb 1931)
Detached to Firing Course for Heavy Weapons in Döberitz (04 Mar 1930-29 Mar 1930)
Commandant of Munich (01 Feb 1931-31 Mar 1932)
Retired (31 Mar 1932)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (01 Jul 1938)
Commander of the 45th Infantry-Replacement-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-09 Sep 1939)
Führer-Reserve - Military-District-Command VII (09 Sep 1939-25 Oct 1939)
Commandant of Munich (25 Oct 1939-31 Mar 1943)
Führer-Reserve (31 Mar 1943-31 May 1943)
Retired (31 Dec 1943)

Awards & Decorations:
- RK des Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Max-Joseph-Ordens: am 09.02.1919
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Prinz-Regent-Luitpold Jubiläums-Medaille
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Militär-Verdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Kgl. Bayer. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz II. Klasse
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer


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